Chapter 1187 1180 Breath of Death

Chapter 1187 Breath of the God of Death

Because of this, if Kiritsugu continued to interfere with the duel with Lancer, Saber would have completely lost the Holy Grail War.

Even if she won the final victory through such despicable means, Saber would never want to take the Holy Grail as the fruit of victory.

If Rider had set up a barrier and protected his Master in the barrier before fighting. Then there would be no interference. But Kiritsugu knew Rider's methods very well. If he played any tricks before the "King's Army" was launched...

Saber curled up in the chair and clenched her teeth. She was very annoyed that she could not read Emiya Kiritsugu's actions. A strong enemy was in front of her.\nBut she could not concentrate all her strength, which made her even more anxious.

While waiting anxiously, the biting north wind became even colder, making Saber even more anxious and fidgety.

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Just as Saber worried, Emiya Kiritsugu was indeed there.

About 800 meters away from her. On the roof of a six-story apartment in a public housing estate across the street.

Unlike those messy buildings, the roof of the apartment building. Since there is no need to consider the use of users, the structure is quite peculiar, although it is a bit difficult to enter.\nOn the contrary, once you enter, you will rarely be disturbed by other things. Once you hide behind the water tower, you can't be seen even from downstairs, which is a perfect position for sniping and ambush.

Even if there is tobacco smoke and smell here, no one will notice it. Being able to enjoy cigarettes that can bring energy and vitality, Kiritsugu's mental burden is much less than Saber's.

The sniper rifle observer supported by the tripod is aimed at the door of the Mackenzie family.

There is also a specially prepared portable observer that can clearly see Saber's every move sitting in front of the bus stop.

It is difficult to use two telescopes alternately for observation without any rest in the middle. Because there is no way to rely on Maiya's help, there is no way. I entrusted the protection of Irisviel to Maiya, and she couldn't get away until the end. From now on, Kiritsugu can only rely on himself to "hunt" the enemy.

Kiritsugu started monitoring Mackay's house later than Saber. Seeing Saber doing nothing even though she could sense the presence of the Servant, it was obvious that Rider was not at home at the moment. In that case, the Master must not be there either. The Master was not bold enough to stay alone at home under such circumstances. Once he found the enemy's Servant wandering at the door, he would definitely call Rider back immediately.

Unlike Saber, Kiritsugu took the fact that the prey he had targeted did not stay at the base more seriously. It was just too coincidental that Kiritsugu and his friends left home the morning after they learned about the existence of the Gran.\nMackay family. Although there was no definite evidence, it was still quite likely that Waver.\nVelvet had fled in a hurry after noticing the enemy's attack.

Even so, Kiritsugu still waited there with a glimmer of hope, thinking that this was also a question worth thinking about.

If Waver returned to Mackay's house again, he would definitely use a time bomb to blow up the house. If he had already escaped, he would have found another base by now, and the probability of him returning to this house was very low.

Just like when he used Sora as bait to lure Kayneth into the trap, the strategy of using the old couple to lure Waver into a trap - it seems that it is no longer applicable.

Kiritsugu highly praised Waver's choice of an ordinary family as a base, ignoring the fortress's vigilance. Compared with the three great families and Kayneth's practice of building exaggerated workshops in places that can be easily found, Waver's strategy is much more advanced. It is hard to say that a magician who can make such a judgment will sympathize with the family he temporarily lives in. For Waver, the Mackenzie couple are just chess pieces that are abandoned.

The anxiety of wasting precious time and the taboo of rushing are two thoughts that Kiritsugu's heart is in conflict.

On the one hand, he feels desperate about Waver's return, and on the other hand, he cannot completely abandon the possibility that his departure is just a coincidence. The important reason is that the young magician can actually be one step ahead of Kiritsugu in the intelligence war, which is hard to imagine.

At the beginning, Kiritsugu did not regard Waver, who appeared as Rider's Master, as an opponent at all. Afterwards, he learned some of his background through additional investigation, but at that time, he only regarded Waver.\nVelvet as an apprentice magician who became a Master by chance. He concluded that he was no different from an ordinary person who could not do magic.

Of course, Kiritsugu was not the kind of person who directly linked the amount of experience with ability. Kiritsugu still remembered that he was already a ruthless assassin when he just debuted, and he did not think that he was a rare example.

However, according to Waver.\nVelvet's performance observed on the battlefield several times-it is hard to say whether he can become a strong opponent beyond Kiritsugu.

When he had not received an answer and began to feel inexplicably anxious...

Suddenly, a severe pain burned the base of his little finger, and Kiritsugu's back stiffened.

"......?!"

Since he truly regarded Kuu Maiya as his assistant, Kiritsugu cast a spell on one of her hairs and buried it in the subcutaneous tissue of her little finger. At the same time, Maiya also buried a piece of Kiritsugu's hair in her fingers. If one party's magic circuit is extremely stagnant - that is, if the vitality is weakened to the point of death, the hair entrusted to the other party will burn, warning the other party of the existence of the crisis.

That was set in consideration of the worst-case scenario where it was no longer possible to use radio or familiars to convey information, which meant that it was just a signal that "it's too late." Now, launching at this time, what does this mean...

Feeling embarrassed at first before being shaken, Emiya Kiritsugu mobilized all his brain cells and began to think about the current situation and countermeasures.

Maiya is on the verge of death - which means that this means that Irisviel is in crisis hiding in the cellar. The ins and outs and reasons of the incident are now unknown.

The priority now is to provide assistance as soon as possible - the only available method is the fastest - the command spell on the right hand.

"Command my puppet in the name of the Command Seal!"

Kiritsugu clenched his fists and recited the incantation quickly like an automatic machine.

"Saber, get back to the cellar! Now!"

The magic power of one of the Command Seals engraved on the back of Kiritsugu's hand awakened, and light burst out.

It is no exaggeration to say that this was a surprise to Saber.

It was immediately clear that he had become the subject of some intense magic. In the next moment, she was completely deprived of any awareness of the surrounding space, and was sent to "movement" without any sense of direction or world.

That is the legendary ultimate spell specific to "Servant Control". The ultimate speed that almost caused the collapse of all laws of cause and effect. In a fraction of a second, she had broken through the distance in space like the speed of light and completed the instantaneous movement between two different points in space.

Having said that. She is indeed a sword-wielding heroic spirit that has been specially processed to "fight". Although she had just been "transported" from the chair next to the bus stop to a completely different place, once she realized that this was the familiar cellar, she immediately understood that the strange phenomenon just now was caused by the activation of Kiritsugu's command spell. In addition, some kind of emergency must have occurred that required the Servant to rush to the guard base immediately. In the few microseconds from the time she completed the space breakthrough to the time she landed on the ground in the cellar, Saber had already completed her transformation from a disguised suit to a silver armor.

The state of affairs - without asking anyone, it's clear.

An iron door broken by rude force. The figure of Irisviel that was supposed to be lying in the magic circle disappeared, and was replaced by Kuu Maiya's body covered in blood, rolling on the ground as if it had been abandoned.

"Maiya!"

Saber quickly ran to her side and frowned when she saw the depth of her wounds. The injuries sustained in the Einzbern Forest were incomparable to this. What he suffered this time was a serious injury that would have been life-threatening if rescue was not received as soon as possible.

As if feeling the Servant's shining aura, Maiya slowly opened her eyes.

"Sa...ber...?"

"Maiya, cheer up! I'll bandage you right away. It's okay-"

But Maiya pushed away Saber's extended hand.

"Hurry... chase quickly, outside... Rider will..."

"..."

Saber was more surprised by Maiya's reaction than being sent to this place by the Command Seal.

Maiya must have realized how serious her injuries were. He must have fully understood that he was on the verge of death. But this taciturn assassin's assistant was more concerned about the safety of the kidnapped Irisviel than his own life, and urged himself to prioritize rescuing Irisviel.

"But, in that case——"

Just when she was about to reply, Saber suddenly realized.

This woman is also a knight. Although it is different from the way he expresses his pride, the courage to risk his life for the mission he is shouldered is the chivalry that Saber deeply believes in.

You must guard Irisviel in the cellar until the last moment—Kuu Maiya must have sworn to Kiritsugu and Irisviel. In order to entrust Saber with the promise that she could not fulfill to the end.\nShe was willing to sacrifice her own life.

"...I, it's okay... Kiritsugu will be here soon... so... hurry up..."

Saber gritted her teeth and closed her eyes.

If calculated rationally - every minute and every second that Saber spends worrying about Maiya, Irisviel may be heading towards a desperate situation.

There was still a glimmer of hope that Maiya might be rescued by Kiritsugu who arrived later. However, the fate of Irisviel who was taken away. If Saber doesn't catch up immediately, there's no guarantee. Judging from the shooting marks left in the cellar, there was no doubt that it was the Servant's fault. The pursuit is only possible by Saber, who is also a Servant.

"——Maiya, you must persist until Kiritsugu comes. I will definitely save Irisviel."

Maiya nodded and closed her eyes as if relieved.

Saber connects Maiya's vow with a new one. There was no time to hesitate any longer.

Running out of the cellar like a hurricane, he stomped his feet and jumped onto the roof. He looked at the darkened sky and searched for the enemy.

Since it was the extremely fast instant movement caused by the Command Spell, the attacker must have left here not long ago. The enemy has not gone far. Even if he cannot sense it by breath, he can still be found by visual inspection.

Standing on the roof, Saber used the Servant's super vision to look far away and scanned the surroundings - she caught the enemy's figure effortlessly.

About half a kilometer away...standing majestically on the roof of a mixed-use apartment that looks like a commercial street.

Strong physique, flaming curly hair and crimson cloak. There is no doubt that it is Rider, the Conqueror King Iskandar, who he has encountered many times on the battlefield.

"No way - is it really Rider?!"

Saber still had a little doubt about what Maiya had just witnessed.

It was unbelievable that the Conqueror King, who was always known for his toughness, would resort to such a despicable means. However, the person supported by his strong arms was the unconscious Irisviel. After seeing this scene, there was no doubt. Although I don’t know how they guessed Saber’s new base. There is no doubt that it was this Rider who attacked Maiya and seriously injured her.

Rider appeared openly as if to lure the enemy deeper, and as soon as he made eye contact with Saber, he immediately turned around and disappeared on the other side of the building.

“Damn it…!”

Saber prepared to continue chasing, but the opponent was that Rider—“the heroic spirit of the cavalry”, and Saber couldn’t help smacking her lips.

It would be easy to catch up if she continued to jump across the street like this. But the premise is that the opponent is also walking like Saber. If Rider escaped on his “Godly Wheel” halfway, even if Saber’s legs were strong, she would not be able to catch up.

But Saber also has riding skills. Rather than using a flying treasure to reach the destination, it is necessary to have the mobility to exceed walking at a long-distance cruising speed.

If it were in the past, Saber would definitely give up because she couldn't catch up... But I don't know whether to say it's lucky or unfortunate, Maiya gave her a new "mount" yesterday.

Deeply grateful to Emiya Kiritsugu for his foresight and his careful preparation, Saber climbed onto the "horse", removed the magic armor that prevented her from riding the "horse", and got on the mount parked in the courtyard of the abandoned house.

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Emiya Kiritsugu is very sensitive to the breath of death.

Perhaps it's because he has witnessed the death of others countless times. The eyes can't see, the ears can't hear. But even so, waiting for the moment when life disappears from the body, you can still sense something quietly coming.

Especially when you feel the "joy" of those things, it must be the moment when you are helpless and watch the end of others' lives that can no longer be saved.

So the moment Kiritsugu stood in the silent cellar, he felt despair and gave up.